To be certain about something requires more than just speculation and intuition. It was technically possible there was some other reason the subsidiary sect hadn’t sent people to receive the delegation. There was one simple way to find out the truth, and that would be to go check in person.1

Arch-Immortal Plumdark looked up at the floating capital city. Because the subsidiary sect was nowhere to be seen, they had no escort, and thus couldn’t go up to the city. That said, such a matter could be easily resolved by someone like Arch-Immortal Plumdark.1

Off to the side, Master Fifth’s eyes glittered with grim light. The other disciples present also had similar looks, and many of them were glancing out of the corners of their eyes at Xu Qing and the Captain.0

When Chen Tinghao and Sun Liying realized something unusual was going on, they inquired about the details. After hearing about the situation, Chen Tinghao said, “Senior Plumdark, Fellow Daoist Xu Qing, Fellow Daoist Erniu, I can make some inquiries and find out if something happened in your subsidiary sect. In the meantime, if all you need is an escort, we can help.”0

He quickly took out a transmission jade slip.0

As he did, Xu Qing and the Captain clasped hands and bowed thankfully.0

Arch-Immortal Plumdark nodded. She would rather not call on her contacts in the city on the very first day, especially not for the sake of merely entering. Most importantly, the county capital was home to countless powerful...0